Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-19
j. D. Cox went down the road Mon
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ut half reading matter rates.
u. d. Cox went down the road Mon
day on business.
There is some talk of introducing
water works in Jonesboro.
John s. Mathes and lady left Tues.
day morning for a short visit to Knox
vile, returning Wednesday.
The repairs and paint recently put on
the "Keen's gallery building have much
improved Its external appearance.
Rev. Mr.. Zernow. of johnson City,
will preach in the First Presbyterian
church next Sunday at II o'clock a. m.
Measles rage or Taylor's creek and in
other portions of the county, The di.
sease is also prevalent in several adjoin.
ing counties.
Winfield s. Mitchell, of the johnson
City Enterprise. and lady spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. James Brown, of
this place.
Miss lila Boynton left Monday morn
ing for Rogersville to visit friends and to
be present at the commencement exercises
of the female college at that place.
Miss 'Sallie j. Bachman leaves this
week for Montvale Springs. She will be
accompanied by her father, Rev. N.
Bachman, who has been visiting here
for the past week.
Misses Cora Miller and Nora Willard,
and Mr.. Perry Miller, who have been at
tending school here during the past year,
left for their home, in Sullivan county,
Saturday morning last.
Misses Retta Lyle and Neailie Mil
Ter returned to their home at johnson
City, Saturday evening last. The young
ladies have been pupils of the Jonesboro
Graded School during the past session.
The young folks are rejoicing over
the advent of vacation, and several social
gatherings have been the outcome of their
Joy. The residences Of /. E. Reeves, ].
M. Hoss, and w. P. Brewnlow, were
made TO resound with their merriment
last Friday evening. o-
The Knoxville Journal publishes the
following as u list of delegates represent
ing Washington county in the farmers
convention now in session at that place:
John S. Mathes. Mrs. Mathes, Rev. J.
M. Hall, g. L. Keener, w. G. Taylor,
Jake Bewley, W. c. Keezel.
There will be an excursion from
johnson City to Cranberry on Saturday
for the benefit of the Y. M. G. A. Of
johnson City. Round trip tickets will
be sold over the marrow guage road a
half rates. The johnson City brass bant
will make the music and Sam Poude
will appear in the role Of general mani
ger.
james Doughty and Jennie Ratliffe.
a runaway couple from Virginia, wert
married one day last week at Smith, PEG
plies & Co.'S store, Rev. e. Allison ofici
ating. Quite a number Witnessed til,
ceremony. Mr.. Cramp Smith showed
himself a most efficient nurse during tn,
ceremony, for which attention the younl
mother and father thanked him sin
cerely.
The E. T., V. sc. r. r. will, W,
understand, issue tickets to Washington
and return, good from May 10 until Jun,
0, to parties of 25 and over, for $7.75 TO
each person. Single round trip ticket
issued to one person will cost about SIS
This Is for the benefit of those who wisl
TO attend the Irrational drilr' which oc
ours at Washington from May 30 to 2
inclusive. There are a number in tow
who want to go, and we think there vii
be no difficulty in getting up q party.
The lightning rod fraud is still o
his travels. In some sections of tn
country farmers have been caught b
signing contracts in which 1t is agree
that after the lightning rod men hav
up put 80 feet of rod free of cost, the farm
or shall pay rs cents per foot for the re
mainder Of the rod necessary to rod tn
building. This puts no limits to tn
number of feet which the operators ma
find necessary to complete the building
and there is nc telling where the expens
may run to.
We acknowledge an invitation {
the class Of '87, with compliments Q
VIM. Fl. Cox, to DO present at the con
mencement exercises at Grant Memoir,
University. at Athens, Tenn, on Wee
nesday May 20. We notice that IL
names of Wm. II. Cox, and Chas. Jel
nings, Of Jonesboro, occupy prominel
places on the programme. Mr.. Cox Is
deliver an grafton, subject "The benei
cent influence of love-" Mr.. J%enninl
will speak on Wasted energies" "
also notice the names of L. Sabina Ba
ley and Minnie L. Bailey, Of Laurel CT
among those who are to deliver Grafton
The many friends of Mr.. Fran
Slemons here will be pleased to hear
the rapid advance he Is making in b
profession and the esteem in which he
-
held in our State capital. The followiI
complimentary notice We copy from Il
Nashville Union of the 18th inst. /:
Frank Slemons, Esq, of the law fir
Of Gaines u Slemons, was elected speci
chancellor OH the first ballot by the ba
to try the cases in which Chancellor AL
son Is incompetent. The following W
the vote cast: Slemons 20, Cartwright /
Whitman 8. The election Of Mr.. Siemo
10 fill this high position, having lust